Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-22

Every Land Hid Away i'm the BanlSer's
Secluded Home on the Bluffs of the
Hudson.
On high bluff overlooking the Hudson
and about mile west of Kingsbridge, is
Elmhurst, the residence of Giovanni p.
Morosini. Surrounded on three sides by
gently sloping lawns, the house itself
stands upon an cminenee that overlooks
many miles of the most picturesque terri
tory in the state. There are thirty three
acres in Mr.. Morosini's domain, large
part of it being in woodland. The gar
dens, orchards and strawberries give evi-
dence Of taste and careful cultivation.
Living in this beautiful and secluded spot,
the wealthy owner has devoted the leisure
of many years to the collection OF, curiosi-
ties from almost every cline under the
sun. Hardly a month passes that he does
not add to his already enormous accumu-
lation of curios, and he has already ex-
pended fortune in gratifying this passion
for the antique. Few persons in this city,
even among his acquaintance, have
known of this peculiar trait Of character
in the Wall street operator and partner of
MIR. Gould, and still fewer are aware tha6
the tranquil looking mansion on the banks
of the Hudson is n veritable arsenal with
in, and holds treasures probably rarer and
of greater value than are to be found in
any private collection of arms in this
country.
A reporter who enjoyed the privilege
of private view of this collection found
it particularly rich in specimens of an
tique armor In the main hall the visitor
is confronted on either side by silent forms
that recall the collection in the Tower Of
London. Tall knights in full panoply,
surmounted by nodding plumes, are
ranged in long lines
THE MAIN COLLECTION.
-Four large rooms are devoted to the
main collection, which is surprising one
both in extent and variety. One room
presents the appearance of an arsenal.
BY the window are two brass cannon, sur
rounded by dragons heads al the muzzle
These were taken by British war ship
from Chinese pirate. Alongside arc two
smaller pieces of ordnance that did SER
vice in the German wars at the time of
Gustavus Adolphus. Ranged along the
walls and in the center of the room are
large cabinets containing q mass of
weapons sufficient to equip full regi-
ment Guns, smooth and rifled, of every
conceivable pattern, from the beautifully
decorated and inlaid weapon of the Moor
to the modern repeating rifle; Tartar
guns, with exquisitely wrought silver or
naments, some with barrels Of shining
silver, and others of copper; wonderful
Arab guns with long and deadly looking
barrels, that recall the old time Kentucky
rife; blunderbusses and odd looking fire
arms from the East; Dutch, German,
Austrian and Russian guns, and score
or more of the venerable flint lock mus
kcts that were the immediate predecessors
of those used in Revolutionary days
There are, too, arquebuses and ugly look
ing pistols of Cromwells time, with
match lock and wheel, looking at which
the observer no longer wonders at the in
junction of the stern old protector to his
soldiers as to keeping their powder dry
In the same room are q number of
swords of rare workmanship and value
Bright cleaning blades from Toledo. with
hits of gold or silver, and scabbards that
show the highest skill of the metal work
er's art; swords OF Damascus steel, with
delicately inlaid and curiously formed
hits; keen curved blades that have doubt
less been worn by some Chinese prince or
japanese daimio; long, dangerous looking
rapiers of Venetian make that have prob
ably spitted many victim; the Scottish
claymore, the ieweled cimeter of the
rajah, the scarcely less decorated weapon
of the Circassian, and the heavy cavalry
swords Of the German and Austrian cav
alryman The japanese and Chinese
swords are study in themselves. One Of
the most remarkable pieces in the collec-
ton is q ponderous two edged sword
seven feet long that was said to have been
used in the Spanish inquisition. 1t pre-
sents a remarkable contrast to the light
and elegant court swords worn by Euro
pean officers of high rank, of which there
are number in the collection. Near the
latter are the rude native weapons of the
cannibal tribes of New Caledonia, the
French penal colony-circular axes Of
flint with long heavy handles, and great
clubs with wicked looking sharp knobs all
over them, and doubtless effective as
missionary persuaders. I"
LETTER FROM GARIRAInI